Hello from Eastbourne! I’m excited to be at the Nature Valley International for my tenth consecutive year and will be here just for the weekend. It’s the first time i’ve got down for the Friday of qualifying and it was nice to get down early and see a bit more of Eastbourne. I ventured up…
I’ve spent the last few days in Birmingham attending the Nature Valley Classic. It’s the first time that I have been since 2013 so a lot has changed! My two previous visits were both soggy affairs. While there was some rain, I did much better this time and even saw the sun ☀. This post…
The first round is now complete in Birmingham after an entirely dry day where thankfully the forecasts were all wrong! This was my last day in Birmingham and i’ve really enjoyed these past three days. There will be one final post from the Nature Valley Classic to wrap up my experiences. Read on for the…
Tuesday’s order of play in Birmingham was cut short by the rain which means that four first round matches, including Ash Barty and Venus Williams, are yet to start. It was still an enjoyable day of tennis with two more three setters on Centre Court including the world number one Naomi Osaka in action. For…
Hello from Birmingham! Monday witnessed the conclusion of the final qualifying matches and the start of both the singles and doubles draws at the 2019 Nature Valley Classic. I’m excited to be in Birmingham for the first time since 2013 and will be here until Wednesday. It’s been a busy few months at work so…
Roland Garros is in the books for another year for the women after Saturday’s singles final. I successfully managed to make it through the entire day avoiding the result of the final and sat down this evening to watch the match. This post reviews the 2019 French Open final between Ash Barty and Marketa Vondrousova.…
The 2019 French Open final is all set for Saturday! Friday’s semi-finals were a dramatic pair of matches that featured plenty of twists of turns. Following on live scores was a hoot this morning 🤣. I won’t be able to watch the final live on Saturday so i’ll be turning off all social media notifications…
After a Wednesday wash-out, the quarter-finals from the bottom half of the draw were played early on Thursday. The results have produced an eclectic final four and the guarantee of a new Slam champ! The semi-finals are set for Friday and while I understand the scheduling, i’m still very disappointed that the women’s semi-finals will…
Quarter-finals day on Tuesday ended with a late night thriller on Suzanne Lenglen court between Marketa Vondrousova and Petra Martic. There’s a detailed review of that match in this post, as well as coverage of the first quarter-final between Sloane Stephens and Johanna Konta. Read on for highlights of day 10 at the 2019 French…
The quarter-finals are all set at the 2019 French Open. I thought the last 16 matches were a tad subdued and I was disappointed by the scheduling that placed Monday’s women’s matches first and last on both courts with the final match of the day rather predictably moved from Suzanne Lenglen to Simonne Mathieu. I’m…
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